Business success can come from better organization, ensuring better workplace productivity. This month, I’ve called on Sean Simpson, Communications Director of Express Employment Professionals, the nation’s fourth-largest staffing company, which employs 350,000 people each year, to provide organizing tips that have helped his company achieve success.

“There is a belief that organization equals efficiency and it has the added benefit of being true,” Simpson says. “When you see a clean workspace, you can’t help but think that the worker is productive and gets their work done.” His company’s organizing tips include:

• Keep only your essential, frequently-used items on your desk. Your computer, telephone, inbox, stapler, note pad, and other items of that nature can be considered as essential. If you regularly use a printer or fax, keep those within reach.
• Throw out old materials. Don’t hoard old files that you haven’t used in years. Shred and discard these old materials to clear up space. Remember to double check files, such as financial records, before you toss them. Items like tax papers need to be kept for seven years.
• Tidy up before you leave each day. Make sure things are in order to ensure you can get off to a fast start when you arrive the next morning. People are a little more reluctant to tackle daunting tasks, but tidying up every day will prevent messes from growing too large and overwhelming.

Do you have organizing tips that have helped your company become more productive and successful? Contact info@outofchaos.ca and your tips could be featured in the next Chu On This…